Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

183 reviews

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I put this on par with the first book. Definitely more heavy on the trigger warnings. There are some absolutely brutal scenes that make deaths from the first book seem tame. Don't take that warning in the beginning of the book lightly. That being said, this book plays on all the emotions and is just wonderfully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

s_r_sparrow's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I hated this more than the first book. The characters digressed, characters were brought back to life unnecessarily, and the story was very stereotypical and took tropes from the popular books that preceeded it. It was a waste of time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, and Alcohol

janchamp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

As part of training, students undergo faux kidnapping and torture.

Under suspicion, Violet is actually abducted and truly tortured by an enemy. She is healed and tortured repeatedly for days.

hihicass's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Stalking

anilein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

katikins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Amazing, I can’t wait for the next one!! Going to start over and re-listen knowing what this book revealed about the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

mfmccoy0216's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dear Lord I hope that 3rd book is coming out fast. This had me screaming internally up to the very end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Alcohol

mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

4.0

Strong 4☆

I would say that I really enjoyed Iron Flame, but holy hell was it tense?! I felt ill reading it at times 🙄🤣 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and War